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Episode 110: What you need for a Fantasy Solar System Feb 15, 2016

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Today's Topic - Let's Build a Solar System for your fantasy world.

Episode 109: Organize your Fantasy Worldbuilding with 9 Tools Feb 08, 2016

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Notebooks
- Pen and Paper
- Graph Paper
- Cam Scanner
- Spark Planner
Post-it notes
- brainstorming
- Plots and Timeline management
- kaizen board
- Donuts or Snickers
Whiteboard
Excel
Campaign Cartographer 3
Fractal Terrains 3
Scrivener
Wordpress .Com or .Org
Google Drive
Why I do it all

Episode 108: Philosophy-first culture building in Fantasy Worldbuilding Jan 31, 2016

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Today's Topic - Philosophy culture building in Fantasy Worldbuilding

Review of the basics of culture building check out this episode
We learn the importance of Exit D
Cover Michael's Lack of bullet points on the white board
Explanation of Michael's Philosophy-first concept
- From the Worldbuilder's Level to the Cultures level
Cultural philosophical ideal vs Actual philosophy reality cultural norms
Benefits of contradiction
Various cultures philosophies discussed ... yep 100s a day
Eagle Warriors of the Aztecs and human sacrifice
Jeff's view of incorporating themes into stories and worlds

Episode 107: Fallout 4 World Review Jan 24, 2016

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Today's Topic - Fallout 4 World Review

Basics
- Episode 65: Erratic Explorers visit Earth
- Alternate Earth Year 2287 in Boston, MA
- For more check out Wikia
Factions
- Minutemen
- The Institute
- Railroad
- Brotherhood of Steel
Places
- Northern Border Concord, Ma to Salem, Ma
- Souther Border Sherbon, Ma to Quincy, Ma
- I-95 corridor through Boston, Ma
- Fenway, Northend, Back bay (Missing Hannover Street and Newbury Street)
Races
- Humans
- Ghouls
- Super Mutants
- Synths
Why It works
- Very Immersive
- In-game Worldbuilding
- Drama / Humor
- Tough Choices

Episode 106: Language First Culture Create Jan 17, 2016

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Today's Topic - Language First Culture Create

Episode 105: Goals and Your Word of the Year Jan 10, 2016

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Today's Topic - Goals and Your Word of the Year

Episode 104: Fantasy Worldbuilding Culture Rebuild Part 2 Jan 03, 2016

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Today's Topic - Fantasy Worldbuilding Culture Rebuild Part 2

If you missed part 1 check it out.
Religion
- Local Chief god per tribe
- World was created in a great flood
- a god was sacrificed to create humanity
- Sacrifices to the gods are important
- Marriage is important ritual
- any thing unnatural could be supernatural
- Salvation is like a happy place to fish, farm, and hunt
- Evil people reincarnate, because this life is hell
- Water must be processed, normal water can kill
Common food and drink
Food is lots of vegetable, and sea food. Land meat is supplemental and looked down on.
Art, Dress, and music
- art starts with knot working and geometric shapes.
Alphabet is based on blocks from elven language
Dress is functional leather and cloth
- Most colors are based on local plant or earth tones
- a blue article will be used by the local chief

Episode 103: Fantasy Worldbuilding Culture Rebuild Dec 22, 2015

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Today's Topic - Fantasy Worldbuilding Culture Rebuild

Shared Experience
- Village based tribal culture
Shared symbolism
- Color Blue
- local gods and minor gods for important visible geography
Shared Beliefs and Norms
- Lunar Based Culture
- Tribal independence
- Each Tribe has there local chief god
- Lunar Culture
Language
- Based 0n the Breton Language
- Words based on blocks
- Top down writing